- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12884 WP No. 9077 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.9077 OF 2020 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI T.P.SHEKHAR, S/O PHAKEERAPPA S.T. AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, SENIOR LECTURER IN COMMERCE M. E. S. P U COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 2. SRI K. KOTRA GOWDA, S/O GURUBASAVANA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, SENIOR LECTURER IN ELECTRONICS, M. E. S. P U COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 3. SRI C S VENKATESH, S/O SHESHADRI C.V., AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, SENIOR LECTURER IN ENGLISH, M. E. S. P U COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 4. SRI JNANASUNDARAM, S/O MUTTAIAH S.M., AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, LIBRARIAN M. E. S. P U COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 5. DR. SANJEEVARAYAPPA N.C., S/O CHIKKA VOBAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, LECUTRER IN HINDI M. E. S. P U COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12884 WP No. 9077 of 2020 6. SRI C.P. LOKANATHAN, S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SECOND DIVISION ASSISTANT, M. E. S. P U COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 076 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRIKANTH M.P. & SMT. P.N. SHOBHA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER PRE-UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU – 560 001 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR PRE-UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU – 560 001 4. MODEL EDUCATION SOCIETY (R) BY ITS SECRETARY / PRESIDENT, JAYANAGAR IV BLOCK, BANGALORE – 560 001 5. SRI K.R. MANJUNATH, RETIRED PRINCIPAL, M. E. S. PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, B.T.M. LAYOUT, II STAGE BENGALURU – 560 076 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. VARUN PAPI REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. SATHISH K., ADVOCATE FOR R5) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12884 WP No. 9077 of 2020 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4 TO NOT TO RELEASE THE PENSIONARY BENEFITS EXCLUDING THE PENSION OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT DURING THE PENDENCY OF THIS PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 having expired and the remaining petitioners not working in the respondent No.5 – College, nothing further survives for consideration in the present petition and the same has been rendered infructuous. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36